Calling out as “blatant and willful negligence of hazardous hydropower dams in Himachal Pradesh”, a people’s movement protesting hydropower projects has shot off a letter to the World Bank and boycotted the stakeholder consultation on Wednesday. In its letter to the World Bank and Himachal Pradesh’s directorate of energy, Himdhara Environment Research and Action Collective […]
Adani Group taps Greenko for hydropower – EQ Mag Pro
The Adani Group has entered into a partnership with Greenko Group to utilise the latter’s standalone long duration hydro energy storage capacity for its facilities. Under the partnership, firm and dispatchable renewable energy solution, including round-the-clock power supply of up to 1GW will be supplied to Adani Group’s proposed industrial complex in Gujarat, making it […]
Karnataka to bring hydropower project along national highways: CM Bommai – EQ Mag Pro
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India]: Hydropower project along the National Highways from Kittur to Belagavi will be set up in Karnataka, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday. The project envisages tapping the rainwater along the National Highways by channelising the water and building small water bodies to generate power. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways […]
J&K admin sets target to harness hydropower potential to make UT power surplus – EQ Mag Pro
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set a target to harness the region’s hydropower potential to make the Union territory power surplus in next five years. “In order to achieve this target, the administration has taken several path breaking reforms in the power sector which will change the dynamics of the power sector […]
Union Budget 2022 will boost the Development of Hydropower in J&K – EQ Mag Pro
Ratle and Kiru are being implemented by NHPC’s Joint venture companies, Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. and Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt. Ltd. (CVPPPL) respectively. New Delhi: In a significant step towards boosting renewable energy projects in J&K, in the Union Budget 2022, an allocation of Rs. 476.44 crore has been made as grants towards […]
NHPC holds deliberations with PwC on Strategic Development of Hydropower – EQ Mag Pro
NEW DELHI: Hydropower is instrumental for energy security of the nation and development of the same is need of the hour. Keeping in view the Renewable Energy target of 500 GW by 2030 by Government of India, NHPC and PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers) under Chairmanship of Shri A.K. Singh, CMD, NHPC, deliberated on 19.01.22 about various […]
PM inaugurates & lays foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over Rs 11,000 crore in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
“Hydro-power projects launched today reflect India’s commitment to eco-friendly development”; PM “In 2016,India had set a target to meet 40 percent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030. India has achieved this goal in November this year itself”; PM PM Inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over […]
Petition for approval of introduction of the Hydropower Contracts in GTAM at Indian Energy Exchange Limited to facilitate Hydropower Purchase Obligation (HPO) – EQ Mag Pro
Petition for approval of introduction of the Hydropower Contracts in GTAM at Indian Energy Exchange Limited to facilitate Hydropower Purchase Obligation (HPO). For more information please see below link:
Centre asks state-run hydropower firms to bid for renewables projects – EQ Mag Pro
India asked two of its state-controlled hydropower firms to bid for solar and wind projects, as the nation seeks to expand renewable power capacity to decarbonize its economy. The federal power minister Raj Kumar Singh also asked THDC India Ltd. and North Eastern Electric Power Corp. to increase capital expenditures, the ministry said in a […]
RWE Combines Hydropower With Mega-Batteries to Balance Grid
To ensure the reliability of its grid network while boosting environmental sustainability, German utility RWE has embarked on a project that includes the integration of massive battery energy storage systems with hydropower. RWE is investing €50 million ($58.7 million) in the development of two large battery energy storage systems in Lingen and Werne. The Lingen […]
